Diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, like any other marketing campaign, need impactful imagery to attract the best talent to your organization. The good news? Thousands of companies have realized the importance of having a diverse and inclusive workforce and competing for talent. As I've always phrased it, "It's not just the right [...]

"A successful headshot is not about your looks."If it's related to your career advancement, LinkedIn is the place you need to be seen. And to literally be seen you need to have a great headshot. One that stands out from the crowd and tells people that you are the confident and competent professional they need to connect with.But how [...]

Senior photo created during the golden hour. Savvy students and parents know this is exactly the right time to lock in their senior photo times. I'm sure you've taken photos of your friends and family on a sunny day and seen the "raccoon eye" effect; shadows leaving black holes where a set of eyes are supposed [...]

How can business leaders overcome the obstacles of creating an inclusive workplace? It's encouraging to learn about more and more high profile companies make the commitment to a more inclusive work environment. Thanks to business leaders like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, the corporate responsibility bar has been raised significantly over the last decade. But it's [...]

Originally posted August 10, 2015 On Saturday evening my wife, son, and I had tickets to see Maceo Parker at Jazz Alley in Seattle. If you’re not familiar with Maceo, he played for years with James Brown, had some top hits with his own bands, and has worked with such diverse acts as Parliament-Funkadelic, Prince, De [...]

Originally posted July 30, 2015 A Mid Century Modern home in Bellevue, WA. I don't know what the rest of the country is like but the real estate market here in the Pacific Northwest is HOT! No doubt, we're back to the same feverish buying and selling frenzy we saw in the mid 00s. Short supply has [...]

Love the look of the 8x10 portrait on the wall above? Believe it or not, this is what most people consider a "big" portrait.Originally posted July 20, 2015Photographers are hired as much for their guidance as they are their talents. Your photographer should have a good understanding of what your intentions are with your images and [...]

Originally posted July 07, 2015 About ten days ago I received an email from Madeline Puckette, founder of the popular blog Wine Folly, to create a portrait of her to accompany an article in Wine Enthusiast Magazine featuring her as one of the top forty most influential people in the wine industry under the age of forty. [...]

Originally posted June 16, 2015I’m a pretty competitive person. Actually, very competitive. Not so much with other people but mostly with myself. And nowhere is my competitiveness more evident than when I’m on my bike. Even before I knew what it meant to be competitive I always wanted to push myself to go farther and faster than [...]

Originally posted May 28, 2015 Since the day I bought my first camera one of my favorite subjects to photograph has been musicians. Whether in the studio, on location, or in concert I just love capturing their creative energy and mood. During my decade in NYC I photographed bands at clubs like CBGB, Max’s Kansas City, and [...]